cross cut mitre saw, which ones best?

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:03 pm

http://www.dm-tools.co.uk/product.php/s ... /sn/DEW712

or

http://www.dm-tools.co.uk/product.php/s ... /MAKLS1013 (bnq handforth has this one for £400 at the moment)

or

http://www.dm-tools.co.uk/product.php/s ... GS303PLUSX

Any other pro makes to have a look at? Which one do you thinks best? Prefer to spend under £400

big-all · Post by **big-all** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 3:30 pm

i have the 712 great saw very accurate with the leg stand so much more flexible
http://www.tooled-up.com/SearchBasic.as ... archType=2

i paid £378 for the saw and £150 for the leg stand
a bit cheaper now
http://www.powertoolsuk.co.uk/webcat/de ... US&ID=1379

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 4:48 pm

I might go for a stand (more than just a table, which i already have), but i dont really need it (yet)

Its more to just get acurate bloody cuts........this cheapy thing i have just now is driving me mental

big-all · Post by **big-all** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:26 pm

the stand is worth its weight in gold if your cutting loads the same length its great as it has a length stop
it will support over 12ft that means up to 20 ft can be cut in half and not cause a problem with the weight dragging the halves to the ground as they are both fully suported

you can also do trenching with the saw great for tennons and half lap joins

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:37 pm

got the makita ls1013 purely on cost..........

They have reduced it again to £350 in bnq handforth (so costs me £337 with the trade card)

Its a bargain as far as i can see

Looks nice sitting in the living room still in the box

Jaeger_S2k · Post by **Jaeger_S2k** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 1:16 am

Hi all and handy,
I've got the Elu PS274 and have looked at the saw stands for a while.

Has anyone got the Wolfcraft one?

It folds down to just 1040mm, so is a little smaller than the Dewalt.

Wolfcraft Mitre Saw Stand

If you're thinking of the Dewalt handy Only £85.99. Which is very tempting?

big-all · Post by **big-all** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:03 am

to be absolutly honest the wolfcraft looks ok if not cluttered

i would happily dance on my dewalt but the wolf dosnt look up to supporting a cross between billly connoly and robbie cultrain

i paid £150 for mines so £95 is a bargain

with arms extended its around 4m support area so you can cut a 20 ft length of 6x2" centraly with both halves fully suported
although you would have to pull both halves off carfully to save overballancing to one side

Jaeger_S2k · Post by **Jaeger_S2k** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:27 am

My accents as heavy as Billy's on occasions so maybe the Dewalts would be best

I thought I'd post the link in case handy was looking to buy which I'm tempted by.

Have a number of jobs coming up that require long length cutting so would pay for itself, but there a high rise job first so ladders are on the list for now.

Decisions decisions!

mikey2 · Post by **mikey2** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:18 am

like big all said the dewalt leg stand are worth there weight in gold. i have had mine for about 18 months and still as good as new. you can pick them up for under 80 quid.

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:02 pm

its official, makita cross cut made me cream ma pants..............its bloody superb

Of course, i have only ever used a protool bnq cheapy one previously, so anythings better

owen · Post by **owen** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:15 pm

yep the dewalt stand is well worth the money, i love mine

handyman · Post by **handyman** » Fri Mar 07, 2008 7:10 am

owen wrote:yep the dewalt stand is well worth the money, i love mine

might get one at some point. a single stand does me most of the time.